NURS 294 - Medical Surgical Nursing Care III Lab

Institution:

Truckee Meadows Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses, NURS 235, 251, 293, 295 and all support courses to date and acceptance into the nursing program. A continuation of the clinical study of major medical-surgical, critical care and extended care conditions affecting the individual throughout the adult life cycle. The content of this course continues to build upon the knowledge from previous nursing courses. Emphasis is placed on the application of concepts relevant to the care of clients who have encountered stressors with stable, reconstituted, impaired lines of defense and/or progressive degeneration. Nursing care of clients will involve the integration of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables together with refinement of communication and physical assessment skills. Opportunity will be provided for nursing students to assist registered nurses in caring for clients in the critical care, medical-surgical or extended care settings. Twelve hours clinical practice for 11 weeks.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tmcc.edu

Phone Number:

(775) 673-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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